Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Sunshine professional hubs?

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longjohns

04-24-11, 08:32 PM

Anyone have any info on these hubs? Apparently they are campy knockoffs but I have no other info on them other then they are pre-NJS. Are they any good? I have an opportunity to pick these up laced to some nice hard anodized hoops. Thanks!

xkillemallx16

04-24-11, 08:37 PM

im inclined to say suntour superbe pro, but im not certain.

youngandcurious

04-24-11, 08:40 PM

http://njs-keirin.blogspot.com/2007/11/hubs.html twords the middle of the page it says they're "around 35 years old"

JohnDThompson

04-24-11, 09:43 PM

Sanshin ("Sunshine") made SunTour's hubs in the 80s. Before that, they made a wide range of hubs, including keirin hubs certified by "BIA" (the predecessor to NJS).

Some of their hubs were pretty generic, but any with a "BIA" stamp ought to be pretty good.

jim-bob

04-26-11, 02:34 PM

I have three or four sansin hubs in rotation and they've held up pretty well.